The Kurdish Nationalist Movements in Turkey

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Éditeur : Mazda	Date & Lieu : 2011, California
Préface :	Pages : 102
Traduction :	ISBN : 13: 978-1-56859-257-2
Langue : Anglais	Format : 150x230 mm
Code FIKP : Liv. Ang. Ols. Kur. 4704	Thème : Politique

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The Kurdish Nationalist Movements in Turkey Robert Olson Mazda Publishers This extended essay analyzes what Professor Olson considers have been the three most important developments in the Kurdish nationalist movements (KNMs) in Turkey during the three decade span from 1980 to 2011. The author analyzes three major themes that contributed most to the consolidation of KNMs in Turkey during this 30 year period. The first two themes stress oppression by the state and resistance by Kurds leading to sustained armed conflict right up to the capture of PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan in 1999. The third major theme of the essay discusses the great effects that the of the KNMs in Iraq had on the KNMs in Turkey, especially after the US-led war against Iraq in 2003. Olson argues that the achievements, unimaginable in 1980, of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) in Iraq, which obtained full autonomy within the federal government of Iraq in the 2005 constitution, were inspiring for the KNMs in Turkey. He concludes his essay by stressing that language demands, education in the mother tongue and democratic autonomy will dominate the struggle of the KNMs of Turkey and be the dominant factor in the domestic politics of Turkey for the foreseeable future.


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Robert Olson The Kurdish Nationalist Movements in Turkey Mazda Publishers Mazda Publishers, Inc. Bibliotheca Iranica Kurdish Studies Series, No. 11 The Kurdish Nationalist Movements in Turkey 1980 to 2011 Robert Olson For a list of books published in this series, refer to the last page of this volume The Kurdish Nationalist Movements in Turkey 1980 to 2011 Oppression, Resistance, War, Education in the Mother Tongue and Relations with the Kurdistan Regional Government Mazda Publishers Costa Mesa, California 2011 Funding for the publication of this volume was provided by a grant from The A. K. Jabbari Charitable Trust Mazda Publishers, Inc. Academic Publishers since 1980 P.O. Box 2603, Costa Mesa, California 92628 U.S.A. www.mazdapulj.com A. K. Jabbari, Publisher Copyright © 2011 by Robert W. Olson All rights reserved. No parts of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted by any form or by any means without written permission from the publisher or copyright holder except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Olson, Robert W. The Kurdish Nationalist Movements in Turkey, 1980 to 2011 : Oppression, Resistance, War, Education in the Mother Tongue and Relations with the Kurdistan Regional Government / Robert Olson, p. cm. — (Kurdish studies series ; no. 11) Includes index. 1. Turkey—Politics and government—1980- 2. Nationalism—Turkey— History—20th century. 3. Nationalism—Turkey—History—21st century. 4. Partiya Karkeren Kurdistane. 5. Kurds—Turkey—Politics and government— 20th century. 6. Kurds—Turkey—Politics and government—21st century. , 7, Youth—Political activity—Turkey. 8. Kurdistan (Iraq). Hikumeti Heremi Kurdistan-’Eraq. I. Title. DR603.O48 2011 320.54089’915970561—dc22 2011012288 To the Kurdish people whose identity and humanity is no longer a “Question,” “Problem,” or “Issue” but rather a self-assured confidence in their future ISBN 10: 1-56859-257-4 ISBN 13: 978-1-56859-257-2 (alk. paper)